These Celebrities Secretly Welcomed Babies Into the World

Posted by Denette Wilford on November 22, 2018

It's amazing how some celebs who really want to keep their personal life private can do just that. Walking down the street, going to the store or having dinner in a restaurant is hard enough; having a baby is a whole other pack of photographers. Whether they were pregnant themselves or used a surrogate to have a child, welcoming a little human into the world was no joke for these celebrities. And doing it with no one knowing about it? Surprise! That's just a baller move right there.

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Jessica Chastain

The Oscar nominee has been spotted with baby apparatus twice now — the previous and first time was in October, as Chastain pushed a stroller, and a month or later, Jessica was holding an infant carrier; And now it's been confirmed: Chastain and husband Gian Luca Passi De Preposulo used a surrogate and are the parents of four-month-old Giuletta.

Gabrielle Union

Union and husband Dwyane Wade surprised everyone when they revealed on Instagram that they had a "miracle baby" via surrogate. Kaavia James is the first child for the couple, joining Wade's sons Xavier Zechariah, Zion Malachi Airamis, Zaire Blessing Dwyane, and nephew Dahveon Morris, whom they also raise. Lucky little lady.

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Rashida Jones

Jones and Vampire Weekend frontman Ezra Koenig have never publicly confirmed their relationship, so why would they announce her pregnancy? But the news of their baby surfaced in September, though the delivery reportedly happened months before that. Well done.

Rachel McAdams

McAdams and her screenwriter boyfriend Jamie Linden have always kept their relationship on the DL but somehow they were able to keep her pregnancy under wraps too. Rachel and Jamie reportedly had a boy but if you think they've shared the name, think again.

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Drake

It was Kanye West, not Pusha T, who let the secret of Drake's baby out. And this past summer, Drake confirmed the rumours that he has a son through his track "March 14" and spoke publicly for the first time about his child with former adult film star Sophie Brussaux.

"I am a single father learning to communicate with a woman who, we've had our moments. I do want to be able to explain to my son what happened. But I don't have any desire for him to not love his mother. I don't ever want the world to be angry at his mother. We have found ourselves in a situation and we are both equally responsible. Now, I'm just really excited to be a great father."

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Kylie Jenner

The reality star managed to stay out of the spotlight for the duration of her pregnancy — yet it still was one of the worst-kept secrets in Hollywood. Jenner and Travis Scott confirmed the pregnancy only after the February 2018 birth of daughter Stormi.

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Zoe Saldana

Saldana and husband Marco Perego welcomed their third baby, third son Zen, in February 2017. Funny thing, though. No one knew and the world only found out when Zoe shared the glorious news on Instagram.

Donald Glover

The actor and his girlfriend have always been super-private, so private that the public only knows her as Michelle. Well, Michelle was first spotted in January 2017 with what can only be described as a bump and less than five months later, she was seen pushing a stroller. And while they quietly welcomed their son into the world, they gave him a big name: Legend.

Keri Russell

The Americans actress and her on-screen husband, Matthew Rhys, kept their off-screen relationship off the books and while she tried to hide her growing tummy, it was the couple's co-star, Noah Emmerich, who spilled in 2016 that the show had to shoot around her bump. But no one knew if Keri had actually had the baby, that is until she and Matthew were just going about their day, walking around Brooklyn, carrying their newborn. Smoooooooth.

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Alexis Bledel

In 2016, the actress was busy, thanks to that little Gilmore Girls reboot, but she also managed to have a baby around the same time. Bledel and husband Vincent Kartheiser would have been able to keep their secret had her co-star Scott Patterson kept his mouth shut during an interview with Glamour.

"She's really blossomed as a woman and now she's a proud new mother and married and happy." Doh! But also? So sweet. We bet she forgave him.

In case you missed it, the couple also got married in secret, so they win for most low-pro couple around.

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Ellen Pompeo

The actress and husband Chris Ivery welcomed their second child, daughter Sienna May, after a top-secret surrogacy process. That was in October 2014. Two years later, the couple announced they had welcomed another child via surrogate: son Eli Christopher. They joined the couple's eldest, Stella Luna.

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Sandra Bullock

Eva Mendes

Mendes and Ryan Gosling managed to keep her first pregnancy a secret but it was spoiled around her seven-month mark. They've since had another daughter, though both girls may as well be unicorns since we have yet to see them.

Laura Linney

The actress and husband Marc Schauer managed to keep her pregnancy so hidden, she was never once photographed with a baby bump. That's huge.

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Nicole Kidman

The actress and her husband, Keith Urban, kept quiet about the surrogacy process that brought them their second daughter, Faith Margaret, in 2010.

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Hilarie Burton

Some people don't even know Burton and Jeffrey Dean Morgan are married, much less that they have kids together. In early 2010, they secretly welcomed son Augustus, and in March 2018, they had daughter George — though her existence wasn't as classified.